At an intimate cocktail affair this past Sunday afternoon at the historic Footlight Club in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, the Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film bestowed their annual Trudy awards to the best of independent film of 2024.
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This past weekend, nominations for the 31st annual Chlotrudis Awards were finalized by the nominating committee of the Boston-based Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film. Each year, the film group nominates the best of independent film seen by its membership, across
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Capping off a weekend’s worth of celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film bestowed Trudy Awards to a variety of deserving films at a memorable awards ceremony this past Sunday at Harvard Square’s Brattle Theatre. A highlight
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by Peg Aloi This year’s nominations are, perhaps fittingly, emblematic of the universal theme of human struggle, often portrayed in very intimate ways. Certainly, the world is engaged in a multitude of struggles now, from the ongoing pandemic to climate
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Nominations for the 30th annual Chlotrudis Awards were finalized by the film group’s nominating committee this past weekend, ahead of its March 17th awards ceremony. We are thrilled to announce that beloved Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda will be present to
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The 29th annual Chlotrudis Awards were announced and celebrated this past weekend, at an intimate awards dinner held at the beautiful, newly renovated French Library in Boston’s Back Bay. The collection of members and longtime friends showered much love on
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Nominations for the 29th annual Chlotrudis Awards were finalized by the film group’s nominating committee this past weekend, ahead of its March 19th awards dinner to be held at the newly renovated French Library in Boston’s Back Bay. AFTERSUN, Charlotte
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The 28th edition of the signature event of the Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film, its annual Chlotrudis Awards, was held over Zoom this past weekend, welcoming special guest filmmakers and announcing multiple winners in several of its categories. The top
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It appears lauded science fiction writer Octavia Butler is about to get her due in the film world. A24 has picked up the rights to Butler’s arguably best known novel, Parable of the Sower, originally published in 1993. It
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Chltorudis members noticed French director Céline Sciamma in 2008, when her debut feature film WATER LILIES was released in the U.S. In 2009, the film was nominated in the coveted Buried Treasure category at their 15th annual Awards. The Buried
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